![Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0399251758.jpg?itok=ZVTuPAXr)
Self-confident, cheerful, and bright but friendless, Dyamond is the newest kid in Mrs. Cordell’s 3rd grade. That is, until a grumpy boy named Free moves to town — and a friendship begins. Lively, believable, and likeable characters introduce this new heroine.
Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel
![Face to Face with Sharks](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1426304048.jpg?itok=tc59wF7f)
Underwater photographers, Hayes and Doubilet, provide basic information about their work as photographers as well as about sharks, their habitats, and the challenges faced by sharks in lucid text and stunning photographs, the latest in this captivating series.
Face to Face with Sharks
![Watch Me Throw the Ball!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1423113489.jpg?itok=u89V-WxN)
Gerald the elephant can throw a ball a long distance but to his surprise, Piggie delights in just throwing the ball no distance at all. Willem’s signature humor and cartoon style using dialogue balloons reminds readers that Piggie and Gerald have a great deal to share.
Watch Me Throw the Ball!
![Thump, Quack, Moo: A Wacky Adventure](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/141691630X.jpg?itok=BFwygBO-)
Farmer Brown needs help as he prepares for the annual Corn Maze Festival. Of course, all of the animals rise to the occasion — though Duck prepares a small surprise revealed on a final — and very funny — fold out.
Thump, Quack, Moo: A Wacky Adventure
![1-2-3 I Can Collage!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1554533139.jpg?itok=9og--et8)
A brief explanation of what collage is and a list of readily available materials begins a can-do approach to collage projects. Suggested activities and a note for adults are included in this handsome and useful how-to book.
1-2-3 I Can Collage!
![Good Dog, Aggie](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1570916462.jpg?itok=wHKpS5kM)
Ben is trying to train Aggie, a small brown and white dog, but she doesn’t listen very well at all. But “bad dog” turns to “good dog” when Aggie finally understands what her human friend expects of her in this warmly illustrated and told tale.
Good Dog, Aggie
![Fancy Nancy Explorer Extraordinaire](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0061684864.jpg?itok=8aoUw8lp)
Fancy Nancy is back, this time exploring in her own backyard. Photographs combine with signature illustration to introduce the wonders of real butterflies, birds, leaves, and more — that young explorers anywhere will find and appreciate.
Fancy Nancy Explorer Extraordinaire
![Oscar and the Bat: A Book about Sound](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1406304980.jpg?itok=cUKV-lpD)
Oscar, a young cat, learns from his friend Bat that “our ears help us know what’s around us, even when our eyes can’t.” Thus begins a fascinating sound adventure filled with information in an attractive format.
Oscar and the Bat: A Book about Sound
![Maisy Bakes a Cake](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763641006.jpg?itok=K58PPw34)
Maisy takes to the kitchen in an apron and with washed hands to bake a cake in this interactive and informative book. She gathers ingredients, measures, mixes, bakes, and decorates. Then best of all, she shares it with her friend!
Maisy Bakes a Cake
![Diary of a Spider](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060001534.jpg?itok=Wu9uBxte)
Sound effects and dramatic reading make the humorous saga of an eight-legged hero come to life. Based on the picture book of the same name.
Diary of a Spider
![The Bones You Own](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1426304102.jpg?itok=OHyJEFpF)
There are 206 little wonders that are the reason that people stand up straight. Explore bones in photographs and playful graphics with limited text in an open format in this recent addition to this playful introductory science series.
The Bones You Own
![Dumpy the Dumptruck](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0786806095.jpg?itok=4aA0C0B2)
Before the barn can be razed on Merryhill Farm, Charlie and his grandfather restore the old dump truck that Charlie so loves. Not only does Dumpy the Dumptruck prove his worth, readers will appreciate that old isn’t always bad!
Dumpy the Dumptruck
![A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763641324.jpg?itok=GUB5JOn7)
Despite the dry subtitle, this is actually a lively guide to poetry forms both familiar and obscure. In a picture-book format, Janeczko uses examples and informative language to illustrate a wide variety of poems.
A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms
![Foot in the Mouth: Poems to Speak, Sing, and Shout](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763606634.jpg?itok=P3gnnv1R)
The team who created A Kick in the Head (opens in a new window) presents another appealing collection of poems in varied forms and from different time periods. All these poems shout to be shared aloud while illustrations deserve multiple looks.
Foot in the Mouth: Poems to Speak, Sing, and Shout
![Chains](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1416905855_0.jpg?itok=prE27gNe)
Isabel, an enslaved 13-year old, and her younger sister are set to be freed but instead are sold to a ruthless Loyalist at the start of the Revolutionary War. Life in New York City during the time comes vividly alive as do the complexities of the war. The first novel in the historical middle grade The Seeds of America trilogy.
Chains
![Who Broke Lincoln's Thumb?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375825584.jpg?itok=f8RubJZS)
KC, the President’s daughter, and her friend Marshall solve the mystery of the broken thumb on the statue of Lincoln before the White House celebration of its sculptor begins. This easy novel presents a satisfying mystery.
Who Broke Lincoln’s Thumb?
![Invasion of the Road Weenies](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0765314479.jpg?itok=6QMNruVD)
Find out why joggers never smile, learn what happens when you mess with a mummy, and meet some frighteningly intelligent insects.
Invasion of the Road Weenies
![The Curse of the Campfire Weenies](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0765318075.jpg?itok=2rRTnm6v)
Thirty-five stories of laughter and terror to tickle your horror bone. Full of thirsty vampires, hungry insects, vengeful teachers, evil power tools, singing Girl Scouts, and other terrors.
The Curse of the Campfire Weenies
![Snail Mail No More](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0439063361.jpg?itok=E_StTZSf)
Following their more traditional epistolary novel, P.S. Longer Letter Later, the authors re-team for another book, told in the immediacy of email rather than “snail mail.” All the usual tween subject matters (parents, siblings, friends, school) are on display, while the email format allows the characters to speak for themselves.
Snail Mail No More
![The Lightning Thief](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0786856297.jpg?itok=O6KrGvlq)
After getting expelled from yet another school for yet another clash with mythological monsters only he can see, 12-year-old Percy Jackson is taken to Camp Half-Blood, where he finally learns the truth about his unique abilities: he is a demigod, half human, half immortal. He’s a 21st century son of the ancient Greek god Poseidon on the biggest adventure of his young life — a quest to find out who stole Zeus’s lightening bolt! Together with his trusted friends, Percy travels through the United States, battling monsters and hunting the elusive title character. (Book 1 in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series)
The Lightning Thief
![Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Writing Thank You Notes](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375842705.jpg?itok=6asEQo6-)
Moxy tends to put off things that she considers a chore — so writing thank you notes for Christmas presents is definitely something to avoid. Readers of all ages are likely to see themselves in this satisfying novel.
Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Writing Thank You Notes
![Hugo Pepper](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0385750927.jpg?itok=sc31y1Br)
Set in the same world as the Fergus Crane and Corby Flood stories, this is the tale of a small boy, Hugo Pepper, and his amazing exploits. Raised in the Frozen North by reindeer herders, his parents eaten by polar bears when he was just a baby, Hugo discovers that the sled they arrived in has a very special compass—one that can be set to “Home.” And so Hugo arrives in Firefly Square—to discover a group of very special friends, and a dastardly enemy.
Hugo Pepper
![Corby Flood](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0385750900.jpg?itok=yrVhdL3Y)
The second magical, funny, and fabulously illustrated story in the Far Flung Adventures from the authors of Fergus Crane and the Edge Chronicles. Corby Flood and her family are about to set sail on the rather ramshackle cruise ship, the S.S. Euphonia. Her boisterous brothers might not have noticed that anything is wrong, but Corby is highly observant and has a lot of time for note-taking and eavesdropping. Onboard, among the odd passengers and eccentric crew, there is a strange group of men in bowler-hats who call themselves The Brotherhood of Clowns.
Corby Flood
![Fergus Crane](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0385750889.jpg?itok=6--fKRdf)
Fergus Crane has an almost ordinary life—having lessons taught by rather odd teachers on the school ship Betty Jeanne and helping his mother in the bakery. But then a mysterious flying box appears at the window of his waterfront home and Fergus is plunged headlong into an exciting adventure! The box is followed by a winged mechanical horse that whisks him off to meet his long-lost uncle and his penguin helpers, Finn, Bill, and Jackson. Fergus finds out that his teachers are not quite what they seem— they’re actually pirates! Can Fergus and his winged horse save his schoolmates on the far-off Fire Island? And who else will he find there?